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Event:
CEFC Live 45
Date: Nov 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Speedman throws a push kick but Lovelair slaps the foot to one side.
Speedman is looking to slow Lovelair down with leg kicks.
Speedman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovelair slips a jab from Speedman.
Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speedman manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovelair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Speedman throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily.
Lovelair looks to land a left hand but Speedman moved out of range nicely.
Speedman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lovelair on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Speedman lands but Lovelair takes it in his stride.
Lovelair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#
It looks like Tugg Speedman has been cut.
A combination from Lovelair does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Speedman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Speedman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lovelair will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair throws a looping overhand right but Speedman ducks down to avoid it.
Speedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut.
Lovelair throws a leg kick
and Speedman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lovelair moves out of range as Speedman strikes.
Speedman cracks Lovelair with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Speedman.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Speedman tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speedman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donk. Lovelair catches Speedman right on the button with a cross.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman connects with a body shot.
Speedman is looking to land body kicks.
Speedman punishes Lovelair's body with a nice straight punch.
Speedman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Speedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speedman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Speedman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovelair throws out the jab. #T3#
The fighters circling - Speedman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedman lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedman slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
Speedman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Speedman dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Speedman throws a head kick that half lands.
Speedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovelair appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Speedman misses.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speedman swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Speedman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Lovelair slips the punch.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Lovelair takes a swing at Speedman's ribcage but misses.
Lovelair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speedman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Speedman misses the target.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Speedman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Speedman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Lovelair slips a jab from Speedman.
Speedman connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tugg Speedman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lovelair moves out of range as Speedman throws a body kick.
Lovelair misses with a body shot.
Speedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelair seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lovelair misses with a hook. Speedman ducked under it nicely.
Speedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lovelair.
Speedman throws a wild body kick that Lovelair sees coming a mile off.
Lovelair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lovelair misses with the combination.
Speedman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speedman throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Lovelair counters by moving into the clinch.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Speedman manages to break the clinch.
Lovelair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speedman is able to avoid easily.
Lovelair looks to land a body kick but Speedman moved away.#T1#
Speedman misses with the combination.
Lovelair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lovelair wants to slow Speedman down by chopping away at his legs.
Lovelair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speedman can pounce on him.
#CL#
Lovelair takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Speedman breaks the clinch.
Lovelair avoids the head kick by Speedman.
Lovelair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speedman throws a push kick but Lovelair slaps the foot to one side.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Speedman circles away.
Speedman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lovelair backs up against the cage.
#CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.#T2#
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Lovelair slips the punch.
Speedman lands the left hand.
Lovelair throws a body punch but Speedman moves out of range.
Lovelair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speedman circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Speedman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Speedman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lovelair tried to counter with a leg kick but Speedman avoided it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Lovelair clinches up against the cage.
Speedman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC2#
Speedman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speedman misses with a leg kick.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Speedman.
Lovelair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it. #T3#
Lovelair tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it.
Speedman cracks a nice hook into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair tried to score with a low kick but Speedman checks it.
Speedman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Speedman!
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speedman throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it.
Speedman throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Lovelair counters by clinching up.
Speedman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Speedman avoids the damage to the body.
Speedman pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speedman.
#BC2#
Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair walks into a stiff left hand from Speedman.
Speedman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Lovelair misses with a low kick.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair blocks a leg kick.
Lovelair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speedman manages to circle out of the way.
Speedman stalks Lovelair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lovelair's face. Lovelair staggers backwards, shaken.
Speedman connects with a jab.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speedman checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Speedman.
Lovelair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speedman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Speedman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lovelair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovelair catches Speedman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speedman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speedman throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speedman.
Speedman throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
Speedman scoring well with a low kick there.
Speedman throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.#T1##CL2#
Speedman closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the cage.
Speedman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speedman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Speedman avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Speedman breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Speedman has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.
#BC2#
Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Speedman back to the cage. Lovelair follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lovelair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speedman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Speedman ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speedman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovelair.
Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
Lovelair wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Lovelair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tugg Speedman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speedman throws out a leg kick but Lovelair moves out of range and Speedman only half commits.
As Speedman tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Speedman manages to avoid the attempt.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Lovelair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Speedman misses #CL#
and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Speedman.
Lovelair scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Speedman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Speedman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speedman throws a leg kick which misses Lovelair's front leg but catches the back leg as Lovelair tries to avoid it.
Speedman connects with a nice looking jab.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
Tugg Speedman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Lovelair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovelair defending well as Speedman loads up on a big left hand.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Speedman avoids it well.
Lovelair throws a head kick but Speedman moves out of range.
Lovelair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Lovelair misses its intended target. #CL#
Lovelair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Speedman blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Speedman breaks the clinch.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Speedman.#T4#
Speedman lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Speedman.
Lovelair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Lovelair moved out of range nicely.
Lovelair drops his hands momentarily and Speedman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Speedman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Speedman.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speedman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Speedman avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Lovelair scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tugg Speedman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speedman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tugg Speedman!
During a confident post fight interview, Tugg Speedman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CEFC 185 tourney semi finals
Date: Nov 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Asap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Lovelair blocks the low kick.
Lovelair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lovelair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asap throws an overhand right that lands on Lovelair's shoulder, as Lovelair tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Asap's head coaches at Superior Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Lovelair clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Asap fails to land.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Asap.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Asap.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Lovelair blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Asap throws a head punch that misses.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Asap.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asap lands a nice shot to the body.
Asap presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
A short right from Asap on the inside.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair.
Asap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asap is defending well for now.
Asap working aggressively here.
Asap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Asap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards. #T2#
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Asap.
Come on Asap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Asap misses with the head strike.
Asap lands an uppercut.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap just leaning against Lovelair, taking a breather.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Asap swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair blocking some punches.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap throws a head punch that misses.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Asap blocks with his arms.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Asap pushes Lovelair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asap avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Asap.
Asap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Asap throws a head punch that misses.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Asap trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Asap.
A left hand lands to the body for Asap.
Asap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Asap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asap.
Lovelair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Asap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
Asap tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asap throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Asap lands with a left to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Asap misses with some punches.
Asap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asap is trying to stall.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Asap working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sprint Asap dominated that round.
That's time! Asap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lovelair moves away from the strike by Asap.
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asap throws a head kick that misses
and Lovelair counters with a series of strikes. Asap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Asap throws a big shot that misses.
Lovelair wants to counter the offense by Asap and move into the clinch position.
Sprint Asap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovelair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Asap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lovelair.
Asap catches Lovelair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asap has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Asap throws a body shot but no joy.
Asap throws a hook to the side of Lovelair's head but Lovelair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Lovelair misses its intended target.
Lovelair checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovelair avoids the body shot from Asap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asap takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away.
Lovelair wants to counter the offense by Asap and move into the clinch position.
Lovelair throws a low kick but Asap avoids it.
Lovelair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lovelair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T1#
Asap lands a body shot.
Lovelair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asap.
Lovelair throws a right hand that Asap ducks under and follows up with a left that Asap also avoids with ease.
Lovelair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asap.
Lovelair throws a leg kick that misses.
Asap thows a leg kick but Lovelair checks it #CL2#
and Lovelair counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Asap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asap cracks Lovelair with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Asap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lovelair is keeping busy.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Asap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asap.
Asap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asap throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair. #T2#
Asap throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovelair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lovelair misses with the head strike.
Lovelair swings wildly with an uppercut but Asap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asap misses with the head strike.
Asap lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asap.
Asap blocking some punches.
Sprint Asap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asap throws a head punch that misses.
Asap lands a right hand.
Asap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asap lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asap.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Asap.
Still in the clinch, Asap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Asap.
Lovelair misses with a punch to the body.
Asap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Asap can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Lovelair fails to land.
Asap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lovelair is keeping busy.
Asap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Asap blocks it.
Asap lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asap.#T4#
Asap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asap.
A head punch on the inside from Asap fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Nice body punch from Asap - that landed with a thud.
Asap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asap struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Asap scores with a shoulder strike.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?
Asap misses with some punches.
Asap swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asap.
Lovelair throws a head punch that misses.
Asap avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sprint Asap dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Asap. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asap looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovelair is just out of range.
Lovelair ducks right into an uppercut from Asap.
Lovelair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL#
Asap closes the distance and clinches.
Asap pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Asap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Asap.
Asap throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lovelair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Lovelair lands a nice uppercut.
Asap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asap managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lovelair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Asap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap misses with the head strike.
Asap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovelair or not.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Asap blocks with his arms.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovelair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asap.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Asap gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Asap misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asap throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lovelair fails to land.
Nice body punch from Asap.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asap is defending well for now.
Asap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asap backwards.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Asap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lovelair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Asap.
Asap avoiding damage.
Asap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Asap avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Asap taking a breather.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asap avoids it.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asap blocks it with crossed arms.
Asap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lovelair blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asap is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Asap.
Sprint Asap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asap is working Lovelair over against the cage.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Asap is blocking nicely.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Asap avoids the damage to the body.
Asap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sprint Asap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sprint Asap!
Sprint Asap thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
CEFC 185 tourney round 1
Date: Oct 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Handle staying out of range there.
Handle scores with a nice right hand.
Handle scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Handle throws a good cross that connects.
Handle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovelair circles away quickly and effectively.
Handle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Handle throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it.
Handle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Handle throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
As Handle tries to get set, Lovelair tries to push him back and clinch up but Handle manages to avoid the attempt.
Lovelair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handle throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
Lovelair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handle.#CL2#
Handle moves into the clinch successfully.
Handle avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lovelair on the inside. #BC2#
Handle breaks the clinch.
Handle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Lovelair darts in and clinches Handle up against the cage.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Handle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Lovelair throws a right hand that Handle ducks under and follows up with a left that Handle also avoids with ease.
Lovelair moves out of range as Handle strikes.
Handle misses with a two punch combination.
Handle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Lovelair forces Handle back against the cage and clinches.
Handle blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair has Handle pressed against the cage, preventing Handle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Handle slows down the pace here.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Handle's face.
Handle takes a shot to the head.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Handle fails to land.
Handle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair keeps control of Handle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Handle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Handle breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Handle misses. #T2#
Handle throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Lovelair moves into range and clinches up with Handle.#BC2#
Handle breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Handle.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Handle.
Lovelair takes one on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handle.
Lovelair misses with a looping right.
Handle looks to land a left hand but Lovelair moved out of range nicely.
Handle misses with a series of wild punches.
Handle throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Danga de danga de dang - Lovelair scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Lovelair misses.
Lovelair thumps Handle with a low kick.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
Lovelair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handle.
A punch lands to the side of Handle 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Handle misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
A big left from Handle misses.
Handle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lovelair wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lovelair looks to score with a jab to the body but Handle is just out of range.
Handle slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
Handle throws a series of punches but Lovelair moves out of range. #CL2#
Handle has Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
Handle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Handle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Handle finds it's target.
Handle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lovelair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Handle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lovelair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair is looking to clinch but Handle is avoiding it.
Handle misses with a double jab.
Lovelair throws a leg kick which misses Handle's front leg but catches the back leg as Handle tries to avoid it.
Lovelair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Handle has knocked Lovelair down with a huge combo! Handle steps away and waves a wobbly Lovelair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Lovelair is rocked!#CUT2#
Raine Lovelair's cut is getting worse.
Lovelair lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Handle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lovelair seems to have got his legs back now.
Lovelair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lovelair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovelair throws a sloppy body shot
and Handle counters with a straight that turns Lovelair's legs to rubber! Handle pushes forward with more strikes and Lovelair goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Handle!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Handle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
DFN#9 Lovelair vs Momochi
Date: Jun 27, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Momochi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lovelair's half guard.
Lovelair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lovelair wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lovelair controlling the position for now.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Momochi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lovelair has hold of Momochi 's hands but Momochi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Momochi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Momochi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Momochi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lovelair defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Momochi in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lovelair is not content to let Momochi control the position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Momochi seems to be working for a kimura but Lovelair defends the submission attempt.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Momochi is pressing down on Lovelair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lovelair is holding on for now. #SUB#
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Lovelair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage. #T3#
Momochi throwing shots but Lovelair is blocking nicely.
Momochi is looking to stall here but Lovelair recovers full guard.
Momochi 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lovelair is trying to keep Momochi in close.
Momochi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lovelair has wrist control.
Momochi looking to sit in guard and control but Lovelair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Lovelair with a nice head shot there.
Momochi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Momochi looking for a guillotine here but Lovelair defends easily.
#SUB#
Momochi working for a triangle but Lovelair defends it easily.
#T4#
Momochi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Momochi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Lovelair won't allow Momochi to pass to mount.
Lovelair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Momochi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lovelair has hold of Momochi 's hands but Momochi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lovelair connects with the punch.
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Momochi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lovelair tries to work over Momochi 's front leg with a kick but Momochi checks it.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovelair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lovelair there as he acknowledges the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lovelair.
Momochi misses with a straight left.
Momochi lands a really nice looking cross but Lovelair seems unphased.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good standup being displayed there by Momochi as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Lovelair darts in and clinches Momochi up against the ropes.
Momochi can't get the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Momochi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Momochi managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Momochi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lovelair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Momochi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Momochi . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lovelair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Momochi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lovelair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Lovelair.
Lovelair is pressed up against the ropes. Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovelair down to the mat. Lovelair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Momochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Momochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovelair has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Momochi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovelair.
Momochi fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Momochi scores with a decent looking hook.#CL2#
Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Momochi avoids it.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Momochi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovelair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovelair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Momochi avoids it well.
Lovelair wants to clinch up but Momochi keeps it at a distance.
Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Lovelair clinches up with Momochi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Momochi blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Lovelair lands a body punch.
Momochi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Momochi .
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Momochi managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Momochi goes for a takedown attempt but Lovelair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lovelair misses with a straight left.
Momochi attempts a counter takedown but Lovelair avoids it well and moves away.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .
Momochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovelair.
Momochi scores with a jab.
Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Momochi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Momochi misses with a hook. Lovelair ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Lovelair tries to sprawl but Momochi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lovelair trying to control but Momochi postures up.
Momochi is looking to stall here but Lovelair recovers full guard. #T4#
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Momochi throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovelair wants to improve his position but instead Momochi has moved into half guard.
Momochi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Momochi prevents Lovelair from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Momochi drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB#
Momochi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Momochi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lovelair looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lovelair looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lovelair! #REVB#
Momochi is looking to regain half guard here but Lovelair keeps moving and retains side control.
Momochi is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair scores with a couple of short elbows.
Momochi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at #ICC4ISREAL, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Momochi defending against the ground and pound.
Momochi is looking to reverse the position.
Lovelair looks up at the clock and then as Momochi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovelair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
Momochi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Momochi wants to control but Lovelair postures up.
Lovelair tries to score with some ground and pound. Momochi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Momochi is looking for a sweep.
Lovelair postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Momochi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Momochi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lovelair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Momochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Momochi wants to take a breather but Lovelair is having none of it. #SUB#
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Lovelair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
Lovelair is looking to control Momochi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lovelair avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Momochi is trying for a kimura here. Lovelair looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Momochi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandayu Momochi !
Sandayu Momochi made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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Event:
DUEL#70 Haack vs Momochi
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Clinton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Clinton has managed to clinch.
Clinton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Clinton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clinton avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair can't find room to land a body shot as Clinton controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Lovelair on the inside.
Lovelair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clinton's elbow.
Nice elbow from Clinton.
Clinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Lovelair 's eye. #T1#
Clinton misses with an elbow strike.
Lovelair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Lovelair.
Clinton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinton avoids it.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lovelair.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lovelair fails to land.
Clinton wants to stall.
Lovelair being controlled against the cage.#T2#
Lovelair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clinton's elbow.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinton avoids it.
Clinton pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clinton blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clinton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinton throws an elbow but it misses.
Clinton slows down the pace here.
Clinton misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clinton backwards. #T3#
Lovelair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clinton.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Clinton has Lovelair pushed against the cage.
Lovelair gets through Clinton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clinton throws an elbow that misses.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Clinton is breathing heavily.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
Clinton wants to stall.
Lovelair scores with a shoulder strike.
Clinton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clinton throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clinton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lovelair's brow. #T4#
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clinton.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinton avoids it.
Clinton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clinton avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clinton managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Clinton throws an elbow but it misses.
Lovelair digs a right hand underneath Clinton's ribcage. Clinton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clinton backwards.
Lovelair has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clinton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lovelair can turn it around.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Clinton is rocked!
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oh Clinton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a hook that snaps the head of Clinton backwards.
Lovelair lands a big knee! That's hurt Clinton! Oh, he's all over the place! Lovelair lands another knee that sends Clinton to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
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Event:
DUEL#62 Romero vs Bangsit
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Lovelair scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair misses with a wild combination.
David doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lovelair counters with a series of strikes. David will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that both miss.
David gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lovelair counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
David darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage.
David is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#
It looks like Derek David has been cut.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Good body shot from Lovelair.
David tries for a takedown but Lovelair manages to get underhooks.
I was talking to Lovelair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raine Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek David.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
David looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
David's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
David working hard to break the clinch.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has David in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
David looks winded!
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
Lovelair has David pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. David is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lovelair - that's hurt David badly! Oh, another knee lands and David is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but David doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raine Lovelair!
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Event:
DUEL#56 Lapu-Lapu vs Romero
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lovelair misses with a wild body shot.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Lovelair went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lovelair throws a body punch but Garcius moves out of range.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcius shoots for a takedown but Lovelair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lovelair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Lovelair fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Lovelair appears to be looking for a big counter.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lovelair.
Garcius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lovelair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Garcius looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.
Lovelair scores with a push kick.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
Lovelair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lovelair scores with a jab.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Lovelair is looking to counter punch.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Garcius avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lovelair - that will leave a mark!
Lovelair swinging wildly here.
#CL#
Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Garcius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garcius blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Garcius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lovelair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcius avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
#TD2#
Garcius ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcius no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lovelair wants to pass the guard but Garcius is keeping the position.
Garcius is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lovelair drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcius dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Lovelair pulls Garcius in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Garcius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Lovelair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lovelair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
Garcius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lovelair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Garcius is refusing to be controlled, as Lovelair sits in half guard. #T4#
Lovelair trying to pass the guard but Garcius defending well.
Lovelair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Lovelair is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcius sees it coming and defends easily.
Lovelair stops Garcius from getting back to his feet.
Garcius wants to improve his position but Lovelair is controlling well.
Garcius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lovelair. #SUB#
Lovelair is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcius sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Lovelair is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcius preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Garcius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raine Lovelair is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcius walks into a straight right hand from Lovelair.
Lovelair works the jab nicely.
Lovelair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lovelair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lovelair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcius.
Garcius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Garcius misses.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Garcius.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lovelair misses with the combination.
Garcius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T1#
Garcius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcius.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Lovelair misses with a double jab.
Lovelair tries to clinch up but Garcius circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcius scores with the left hand. Lovelair knows he should have avoided that one.
Lovelair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Lovelair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Lovelair.
Garcius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcius throws a combination. Lovelair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Garcius.
A nice combination there by Lovelair.
#CUT#
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Lovelair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcius misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Some wild striking there from Lovelair.
Garcius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lovelair counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovelair swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovelair was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcius misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
Lovelair fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovelair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcius.
Garcius is breathing heavily.#T3#
Garcius fails with the takedown
enabling Lovelair to counter with a crisp jab.
Raine Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovelair lands a jab.
A nice combination there by Garcius.
Lovelair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lovelair moves out of range of the body kick.
Lovelair went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Lovelair gets tackled into the cage by Garcius. Garcius maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcius swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovelair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcius backwards.
Garcius misses with a knee to the head.
Garcius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T4#
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Garcius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovelair avoids it.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Garcius managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Still in the clinch, Lovelair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcius misses with the head strike.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Garcius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Garcius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Lovelair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lovelair!
Lovelair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcius duly obliges. #CL#
Lovelair clinches.
Lovelair swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovelair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcius.
Garcius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lovelair scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Lovelair.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Garcius fails to pull guard.
Garcius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Garcius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lovelair blocking some punches.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Lovelair - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcius backwards.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcius is trying to drag Lovelair to the mat but Lovelair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raine Lovelair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair.#CUT#
That has opened up Jaius Garcius's cut even more.
Lovelair scores with a hook to the body.
Garcius is looking for a takedown.
Garcius looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Lovelair.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcius can do to turn this around?
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcius's face.
#ROC#
Garcius is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Garcius blocks it.
Lovelair pushes Garcius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Garcius wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garcius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovelair avoids it.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Garcius is still on wobbly legs! Can Lovelair finish him?
Lovelair lands a body punch.
Garcius seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.#KD#
Lovelair has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Garcius goes down! Lovelair dives on top of him - Garcius manages to get guard.
#CUT#
The cut above Jaius Garcius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lovelair is working Garcius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jaius Garcius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lovelair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lovelair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Garcius controls Lovelair momentarily but Lovelair frees himself.
Lovelair seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lovelair tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcius is retaining full guard.
Lovelair stands up over Garcius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcius has wrist control.
Garcius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovelair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lovelair throws a strike but Garcius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lovelair trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Lovelair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lovelair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcius trying to control but Lovelair is working from the bottom.
Garcius with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raine Lovelair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lovelair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raine Lovelair!
Jaius Garcius spoke after the fight, saying 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.
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Event:
DUEL#48 Army vs Lapu
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow strike.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fighter 1 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter 1 takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Fighter 1.
Lovelair working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Lovelair throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter 1 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter 1 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter 1 throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand into Lovelair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lovelair's gas tank.
Lovelair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter 1 gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Fighter 1. #T1#
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter 1 lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Fighter 1 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair is trying to drag Fighter 1 to the mat but Fighter 1 just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head. #TD#
Lovelair gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fighter 1 is trying to stand back up but Lovelair is controlling him
#ES2#
Fighter 1 kicks Lovelair off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Fighter 1 clinches with his opponent.
Fighter 1 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter 1 lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2##CL2#
Fighter 1 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Fighter 1 scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lovelair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fighter 1 prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raine Lovelair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovelair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lovelair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lovelair.
Lovelair leaves Fighter 1 with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fighter 1 connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lovelair as Fighter 1 shoots in.#T3#
Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 has Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter 1 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter 1 scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Fighter 1.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter 1 throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter 1 throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair dodges an elbow strike from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter 1 with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head. #BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair lands with a nice combination. Fighter 1 backs away looking to recover.
Fighter 1 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lovelair.#CL2#
Fighter 1 drives through and clinches with Lovelair against the cage.
Fighter 1 works on Lovelair's body with a couple of short punches.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lovelair is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and presses him up against the cage.
Lovelair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Fighter 1 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Fighter 1 darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage.
Fighter 1 lands a left hand.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter 1 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter 1 was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.#CL2#
Fighter 1 has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter 1 prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter 1 lands a good knee to the midsection. Lovelair won't want to take too many of those.
Lovelair scores with a shot to the side of Fighter 1's head.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovelair avoids the head kick by Fighter 1.
#T1#
A right-left combo lands from Lovelair. #CL2#
Fighter 1 gets a clinch.
Fighter 1 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter 1 avoids it.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter 1 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.
Fighter 1 throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter 1 blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Fighter 1 has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Lovelair. #T2#
Fighter 1 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lovelair's face.
#CUT2#
Raine Lovelair's cut is getting worse.
Lovelair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter 1 backwards.
A knee to the head by Fighter 1.
#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Fighter 1 takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Lovelair tries for a takedown but Fighter 1 manages to get underhooks.
Fighter 1 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands with a left to the head.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow strike.
Sparring Fighter 1 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter 1 struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Fighter 1 pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Fighter 1 clinches.
Fighter 1 misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fighter 1 blocks it with crossed arms.
Fighter 1 lands a right hand. #TD#
Lovelair lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#ES2#
Fighter 1 manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lovelair keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter 1.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter 1 is blocking nicely.
#BC2#
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 moves into the clinch.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fighter 1 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Fighter 1 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter 1 has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter 1 lands a left hand.
Fighter 1 misses with a body punch.
Fighter 1 gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Fighter 1 scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Fighter 1 tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fighter 1 - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter 1.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter 1 throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Fighter 1 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Fighter 1 darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter 1 lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter 1.#BC2#
Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter 1 fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Lovelair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#TD2#
Fighter 1 dives in and scores a takedown into Lovelair's guard.
Lovelair is trying to control the position but Fighter 1 postures up.
Fighter 1 won't allow Lovelair to sweep him here. #SU2#
Fighter 1 decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lovelair, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter 1 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovelair.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##CL2#
Fighter 1 clinches. #BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair looks to land a right hand but Fighter 1 moved out of range.#TD2#
Fighter 1 closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lovelair did well to prevent Fighter 1 getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fighter 1 is continuing to stall.#SU2#
Fighter 1 escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Fighter 1 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Fighter 1 avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Fighter 1 lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparring Fighter 1 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Fighter 1 has Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovelair digs a right hand into Fighter 1's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter 1's gas tank.
Fighter 1 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovelair's defenses.
Fighter 1 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Lovelair gets tackled into the cage by Fighter 1. Fighter 1 maintains the clinch.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Fighter 1 prevents the takedown attempt.
#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair.
Fighter 1 blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter 1 lands a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter 1 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter 1 shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lovelair as he avoids it easily.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Fighter 1.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 clinches up against the cage.
Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair tries for a takedown but Fighter 1 manages to get underhooks.
#T4#
Fighter 1 lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Fighter 1 throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovelairs head.
Fighter 1 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovelair works over Fighter 1's head and body with a nice combination.
Sparring Fighter 1 is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter 1 scores with a head kick.
#CL2#
Fighter 1 closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 lands with a right to the head.
Fighter 1 avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Fighter 1 gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fighter 1 prevents a body shot from Lovelair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter 1 throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands a body shot.
Fighter 1 lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparring Fighter 1 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fighter 1 has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring Fighter 1!
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Event:
DUEL#44 Grant vs Ibaka
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Jalgratas digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
Jalgratas just misses with a punch to the body.
Jalgratas tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Jalgratas misses
letting Lovelair counter with a right hand.
Jalgratas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalgratas misses with a body kick.
Jalgratas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair lands with a good body shot.
Jalgratas misses with a double jab
and Lovelair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lovelair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jalgratas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jalgratas defending well as Lovelair loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Lovelair misses.
Jalgratas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Jalgratas moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalgratas. #T1#
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jalgratas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lovelair told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Jalgratas is blocking nicely.
Jalgratas leaning against his opponent.
Jalgratas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas is stalling here.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovelairs head.
Jalgratas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalgratas lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jalgratas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Jalgratas prevents a body shot from Lovelair.
Jalgratas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Lovelair goes for a takedown attempt but Jalgratas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jalgratas scores with a jab. Lovelair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lovelair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lovelair swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Jalgratas. #CL#
Jalgratas clinches.
Jalgratas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jalgratas stalling.
Jalgratas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
Jalgratas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jalgratas throws an elbow but misses.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalgratas lands a nice uppercut.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalgratas is defending well for now.#T4#
Lovelair gets through Jalgratas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Jalgratas.
Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jalgratas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair looks winded!
Jalgratas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jalgratas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Jalgratas misses with a knee strike.
#BC#
Jalgratas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair looks to land a right hand but Jalgratas moved out of range.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jalgratas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelair is letting Jalgratas control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Jalgratas lands a really nice looking cross but Lovelair seems unphased.
Jaan Jalgratas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jalgratas cracks Lovelair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jalgratas ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.
Jalgratas scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Jalgratas moves into range and clinches up with Lovelair.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jalgratas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jalgratas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lovelair blocks it with crossed arms.
Lovelair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jalgratas prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Come on Jalgratas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jalgratas presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lovelair avoids the elbow strike from Jalgratas, against the cage.
Jalgratas misses with a knee strike.
Jaan Jalgratas has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Jalgratas misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas lands with a right to the head.
Jalgratas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalgratas is defending well for now.
Jalgratas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovelair is defending well for now.
Jalgratas crunches a lovely knee into Lovelair's ribcage.
Lovelair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Jalgratas.
#BC#
Jalgratas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalgratas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
Jalgratas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Lovelair's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jalgratas, as that shot connected.
Lovelair throws a nice looking combination but Jalgratas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Jalgratas.
Lovelair lands with a hook. Jalgratas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jalgratas throws a body shot but no joy. #T2##CL#
Jalgratas forces Lovelair back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalgratas.
A bit of stalling here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jalgratas.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jalgratas.
Lovelair working Jalgratas over with knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Jalgratas blocks with his arms.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jalgratas lands a damaging elbow.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Jalgratas avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Lovelair throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Jalgratas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalgratas pushes Lovelair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Jalgratas on the inside.
Jalgratas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lovelair is working for takedown but Jalgratas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaan Jalgratas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raine Lovelair.
A short right from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jalgratas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lovelair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jalgratas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jalgratas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalgratas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jalgratas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jalgratas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jalgratas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Jalgratas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.#T4#
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalgratas's elbow.
Jalgratas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair is breathing heavily.
Jalgratas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jalgratas lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Jalgratas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair avoids a wild elbow strike from Jalgratas.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas lands with a right to the head.
Jalgratas landing knees to the head.
#BC#
Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaan Jalgratas is winning the standup battle so far.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaan Jalgratas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Jalgratas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Lovelair tries to keep at a distance but Jalgratas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Jalgratas blocks with his arms.
Jalgratas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jalgratas stalling against the cage.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Jalgratas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jalgratas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jalgratas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Jalgratas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Jalgratas blocks with his arms.
Lovelair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jalgratas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lovelair's face.
Jalgratas landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas scores with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Jalgratas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas effectively controlling the action here.
Jalgratas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jalgratas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovelairs head.
Jalgratas stalls.
Jalgratas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jalgratas lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalgratas is defending well for now.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair tries a body shot but Jalgratas blocks it.
Lovelair managing to block the knees to the body from Jalgratas.
#T2#
Jalgratas lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jalgratas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalgratas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas stalling the fight.
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC#
Lovelair is rocked!
Jalgratas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lovelair is still on wobbly legs! Can Jalgratas finish him?
Jalgratas scores with a hook to the body.
Jalgratas connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lovelair fails to land.
Jalgratas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Jalgratas.
Jalgratas misses with an elbow over the top.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jalgratas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lovelair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jalgratas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jalgratas scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#KD#
Jalgratas drops Lovelair with a big knee straight up the middle! Lovelair is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jalgratas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalgratas can pounce on him.
Jalgratas lands a hook that stumbles Lovelair back into the cage. Jalgratas follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lovelair to the canvas! Jalgratas pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lovelair has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaan Jalgratas!
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Event:
DUEL#40 Armis vs Gaultier
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Valo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valo is trying to stall.
Valo tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Valo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valo controlling the action here for a moment.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valo.
Valo misses with a body punch.
Valo stalling in the clinch but Lovelair improves position.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Valo misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valo blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Valo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
Valo working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Valo - that landed with a thud.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Lovelair.
A short right from Valo on the inside. #T2#
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair lands a body shot.
Valo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valo.
Valo has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valo blocks it with crossed arms.
Valo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valo digs a right hand into Lovelair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lovelair's gas tank.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Valo. #T3#
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valo is pushing Lovelair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Valo is working Lovelair over against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valo blocks it with crossed arms.
Valo lands a shoulder strike.
Valo lands with a light punch inside.
Valo is struggling to control the position.
Valo stalling against the cage.
Valo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice left hand lands by Valo.
#T4#
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Valo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lovelair up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tapio Valo.
The fighters circling - Valo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lovelair is out of range and Valo settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Valo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Valo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lovelair throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Lovelair tries to keep at a distance but Valo has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valo.
Valo just leaning against Lovelair, taking a breather.
Lovelair is working Valo over against the cage.
Valo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Valo.
A short right from Lovelair on the inside.
A short right from Valo on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lovelair.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo leaning against his opponent.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Valo blocks it.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovelair or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Valo blocks with his arms.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valo pushes Lovelair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valo.
Valo blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valo.
Valo misses with some punches.
Valo misses with a body punch.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valo has Lovelair pushed against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valo lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valo avoiding damage.
Valo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Valo stalling.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valo has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Valo.
Tapio Valo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valo blocking some punches.
Lovelair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valo lands with a light punch inside.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo has Lovelair pressed against the cage.
Valo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valo.
A shot in the inside from Valo.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valo.
Valo managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Valo misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Valo has Lovelair pushed against the cage.
Valo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Valo.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Valo avoids the damage to the body.
Valo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Valo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lovelair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Valo.
Valo misses with a body punch.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Valo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Lovelair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Valo misses with a kick to the body.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Lovelair misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valo throws out the jab.
Valo's corner calls for a 1-2. Valo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lovelair looks to score with a jab to the body but Valo is just out of range.
Valo misses with a low kick.
Valo digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lovelair throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo throws a leg kick that misses.
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD2#
Valo cracks Lovelair with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Valo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lovelair to stand back up!#ROC2#
Lovelair is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lovelair head around and knocks him out cold! Valo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapio Valo!
Our winner, Tapio Valo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
DUEL#36 Hallick vs Lapu
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lovelair at a distance.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lovelair.
Lovelair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Lovelair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lovelair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris feints and then cracks Lovelair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lovelair down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lovelair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris throws a one two combo.
#T1#
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lovelair goes down and covers up as Harris starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Harris!
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Event:
Bravado 19: Kincaid v Lovelair
Date: Oct 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Kincaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kincaid looks to land a right hand but Lovelair moved out of range.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kincaid does it's job there.
Lovelair misses the shot to the body.
Kincaid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kincaid lands a head shot.
Kincaid is looking to chop away at Lovelair's legs.
Kincaid wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lovelair circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
Kincaid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kincaid lands with a straight right. Lovelair didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincaid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovelair.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kincaid.
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
Lovelair's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside. #T2#
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Kincaid throws a head punch that misses.
Kincaid misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside. #T3#
Kincaid lands a shot to the body.
Kincaid lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lovelair jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Lovelair breaks the clinch.
Kincaid is looking to slow Lovelair down with leg kicks.
Kincaid sizes up Lovelair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Kincaid clinches up with Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage.
Kincaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kincaid on the inside. #BC#
Lovelair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T4#
Lovelair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid feints and then cracks Lovelair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lovelair down.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kincaid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Lovelair misses.
Kincaid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kincaid.
Lovelair connects with a right hand. Kincaid shakes it off.
Kincaid missing with a left hand there. Lovelair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Lovelair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kincaid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lovelair somewhat.
Lovelair shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kincaid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kincaid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kincaid scores with a shot to the body.
Kincaid scores with a jab to the body.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Kincaid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid throws a counter combo.
Lovelair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Kincaid lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
Kincaid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lovelair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage.
Kincaid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kincaid as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincaid. #T2#
Kincaid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage. #BC#
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kincaid counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Kincaid misses
and Lovelair counters with a left to the body.
Kincaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kincaid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lovelair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Kincaid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair effectively controlling the action here.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lovelair is trying to push Kincaid away but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Kincaid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kincaid tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovelair avoiding damage as Kincaid throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kincaid.
Kincaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid looking to throw knees to the head but Lovelair is blocking nicely.
Kincaid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Kincaid instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kincaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair takes an elbow to the temple.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike.
Kincaid throws an elbow but it misses.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kincaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raine Lovelair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Lovelair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lovelair throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Lovelair misses with a combination
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Lovelair is rocked!
Kincaid lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kincaid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lovelair seems to have got his legs back now.
Lovelair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kincaid scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Kincaid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovelair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lovelair is trying to push Kincaid away but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Kincaid. #BC2#
Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Kincaid throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range.
Kincaid jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kincaid stuffs the takedown.
Lovelair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovelair throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid counters with a head kick.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincaid, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kincaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kincaid's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T3#
Danga de danga de dang - Lovelair scores with a four punch combination!
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kincaid.
Raine Lovelair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Kincaid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Lovelair.
Kincaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with a sloppy right hand. Lovelair should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
Raine Lovelair's cut is getting worse.
Lovelair falls off balance throwing a combination
#KD2#
and Kincaid counters with a big uppercut that knocks Lovelair off his feet! Kincaid dives into side control looking to finish!#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid in side control, throwing shots but Lovelair defends.
Kincaid moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lovelair stops Kincaid from passing to mount.
Kincaid avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lovelair.
Kincaid takes a little break here. Lovelair wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Lovelair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Kincaid lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincaid, right into the meat.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincaid tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kincaid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lovelair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lovelair is looking to wear down Kincaid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid with a nice cross.
Lovelair fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelair dodges the punch combination from Kincaid.
#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kincaid.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kincaid throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Kincaid scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
Kincaid lands an uppercut.#T2#
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kincaid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Kincaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kincaid throws out the jab.
Reuben Kincaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kincaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kincaid tries to land a leg kick but Lovelair saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kincaid. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelair avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Kincaid scores with a jab.
Kincaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Lovelair.#T3#
Kincaid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lovelair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lovelair throws the kick towards the body but Kincaid avoids it.
Lovelair doesn't manage to clinch there - Kincaid circles away.
Lovelair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kincaid momentarily.
Lovelair wants to clinch
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lovelair scores with a jab. Kincaid acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Lovelair misses the target.
Kincaid replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lovelair blocks it well.
Kincaid lands a body shot.
#CL2#
Kincaid pushes Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Lovelair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kincaid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kincaid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid is working Lovelair over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kincaid tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovelair has had enough of the clinch but Kincaid keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5##CL2#
Kincaid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Lovelair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair stuns Kincaid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lovelair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kincaid. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kincaid lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair tries to circle away but Kincaid has him pinned against the cage.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kincaid lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Kincaid tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
Lovelair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Kincaid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Kincaid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovelair's efforts to push away.
Kincaid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovelair is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2##BC2#
Kincaid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincaid looks to throw the jab but Lovelair is out of range.
Lovelair drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kincaid sprawls and moves away.
Lovelair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with the left hand. Lovelair knows he should have avoided that one.
Kincaid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lovelair jabs Kincaid right on the nose. Kincaid blinks but takes it well.
Lovelair blocks the body kick.
Lovelair checks the leg kick.
Lovelair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Kincaid wants to land a leg kick but Lovelair is out of range.
Lovelair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovelair throws a right hand that Kincaid ducks under and follows up with a left that Kincaid also avoids with ease.
Lovelair misses with a two punch combination.
Kincaid throws out a loose jab but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid jabs Lovelair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kincaid scores with a spinning back kick!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kincaid is looking to land body kicks.
Lovelair changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lovelair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kincaid tries to clinch up.#T4##CL2#
Lovelair tries to keep at a distance but Kincaid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kincaid tries to work over Lovelair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kincaid is leaning against Lovelair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kincaid.
Kincaid digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Kincaid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Kincaid breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reuben Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kincaid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reuben Kincaid! Reuben Kincaid retains his middleweight title!
Reuben Kincaid was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Bravado 14: Gracie v Masvidal
Date: Sep 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Reddington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lovelair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lovelair walks into a straight right hand from Reddington.
Some wild striking there from Reddington.
Lovelair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reddington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reddington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lovelair changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Reddington.
Reddington misses with a straight left.
Reddington throws a combination that misses
and Lovelair counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Reddington misses.
Reddington throws a nice looking combination but Lovelair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Reddington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reddington swings for the body but Lovelair moves out of range.
Reddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Reddington.
Reddington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovelair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
No luck for Lovelair with that takedown attempt.
Reddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lovelair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reddington lands with a hook. Lovelair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Reddington.
Reddington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovelair counters with a left to the body.
Lovelair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reddington sprawls well. Reddington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lovelair gets slowly back to his feet.
Lovelair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reddington misses with a straight right.
Reddington throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Lovelair counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reddington! #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddington is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lovelair off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Reddington's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Reddington biding his time, looking for the opening.
Reddington is hanging on to Lovelair's back as he tries to escape.
Lovelair trying to control the hands but Reddington breaks the grip.
Lovelair is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Reddington is staying active.#T3#
Reddington controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reddington trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Reddington keeps control of the position easily here as Lovelair tries to buck him off.
Reddington avoiding Lovelair 's attempts to control his hands.
Reddington really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lovelair.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lovelair is in bad spot here.
Reddington tries to get the hooks in deep but Lovelair pushed the leg off.
Lovelair is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Reddington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reddington trying to control momentarily.
Reddington trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lovelair doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reddington.
Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Reddington bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reddington throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range.
Reddington blocks a jab.
Lovelair is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lovelair avoids the body shot from Reddington.
Lovelair throws out a counter right but Reddington avoids it with no problem.
Danga de danga de dang - Reddington scores with a four punch combination!
Lovelair throws out a loose jab but Reddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddington takes a swing at Lovelair's ribcage but misses.
Reddington misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovelair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raymond Reddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddington scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reddington catches Lovelair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raymond Reddington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reddington throws a sloppy body shot
and Lovelair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Lovelair.#T1#
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lovelair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reddington.
Reddington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut. Reddington saw that one coming.
It looks like Reddington has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Reddington throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Lovelair misses.
Reddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Reddington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reddington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?
Reddington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovelair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovelair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Lovelair misses.
Reddington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovelair.
Reddington cracks Lovelair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reddington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Reddington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lovelairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lovelair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reddington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reddington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reddington misses with a series of wild punches.
Reddington jabs at Lovelair's body.
Lovelair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovelair feints the counter takedown.
Reddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovelair is just out of range.
Reddington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reddington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovelair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lovelair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reddington defends it nicely.#T3#
Lovelair doesn't manage to clinch there - Reddington circles away.
Reddington is looking to counter punch.
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reddington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lovelair's hands.
Lovelair shoots in but Reddington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raymond Reddington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raine Lovelair.
Reddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away.
Reddington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reddington looks to land a left hand but Lovelair moved out of range nicely.
Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lovelair tries to clinch up.
Reddington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reddington looks to land a right hand but Lovelair moved out of range.
Reddington misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Lovelair counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reddington!
Lovelair is putting a hurting on Reddington here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Lovelair throws an elbow but Reddington slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reddington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reddington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lovelair.
Lovelair is looking to advance position but Reddington won't allow it.
Reddington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reddington regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lovelair cracks Reddington with a solid left hand.
Reddington has control of Lovelair's left arm, preventing Lovelair from doing any damage.
Reddington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelair stands up over Reddington, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lovelair won't allow Reddington to sweep him here.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Reddington has wrist control.#ES#
Reddington uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Reddington misses with a right hand
letting Lovelair counter with a right hand.
Reddington throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reddington connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Reddington throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Lovelair counters with a takedown into side control.
Lovelair throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Reddington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lovelair working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
Reddington is rocked!
Lovelair lands a strong strike to the head of Reddington. That's dazed him! Lovelair looking to finish here. Reddington is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lovelair lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
Raymond Reddington spoke after the fight, saying 'noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 69
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Lovelair cracks Dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Lovelair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Santos's guard.
Lovelair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Dos Santos has wrist control.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lovelair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovelair throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair lands a couple of elbows.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Lovelair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lovelair pushing down on Dos Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lovelair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Lovelair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lovelair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Lovelair misses with a head shot. Dos Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lovelair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lovelair scoring with some ground and pound.
Lovelair keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.#T2#
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lovelair told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovelair tries to counter with a clinch but Dos Santos shakes him off and moves away.
Dos Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab lands there for Lovelair.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovelair is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lovelair scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lovelair can pounce on him.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Lovelair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
#T3#
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Lovelair moves out of range easily.
Lovelair lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Lovelair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lovelair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Lovelair moves into range and clinches up with Dos Santos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lovelair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dos Santos defends it well.
Lovelair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
#T4#
Lovelair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL#
Dos Santos rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovelair has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lovelair is defended easily by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Dos Santos misses with a right hand
and Lovelair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Lovelair moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Lovelair lands a glancing blow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
Lovelair feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dos Santos defends it well.
Lovelair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lovelair.
#T1#
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Lovelair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dos Santos won't be happy with that.
Dos Santos parries the strikes from Lovelair easily there. Lovelair is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dos Santos to escape.
Dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelair scores with punches from side control.
Lovelair working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
Lovelair in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Lovelair crashes against the mat.
Lovelair working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Lovelair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lovelair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lovelair scoring with punches from side control. #ROC2#
Dos Santos is rocked!
Lovelair in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
Lovelair working the head with strikes.
Oh Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos is trying to buck Lovelair off.
Lovelair working the ground and pound from side control.
Lovelair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lovelair is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
A big shot lands for Lovelair! That's hurt Dos Santos! Will he recover? Lovelair fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 67
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Lovelair clinches up with Grove and pushes him back against the cage.
Grove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Lovelair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grove throws a lazy right hand but Lovelair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Grove misses #CL2#
and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grove throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grove.
Lovelair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lovelair shoots in but Grove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grove throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Lovelair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lovelair working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Grove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lovelair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lovelair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grove looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lovelair puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lovelair winds up and cracks Grove with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair trying to control the pace.
Lovelair throws a strike but Grove avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Grove looking to control.
Lovelair throws a big right hand that misses.
Grove trying to control the position.
Grove wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovelair landing with the ground and pound.
Grove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Lovelair landing some decent shots from guard.
Grove is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Grove is looking to take a break and control but Lovelair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grove is really struggling to control Lovelair but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Grove is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lovelair is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lovelair wants to improve his position but Grove is controlling well.
#T3#
Lovelair is still trying to improve position.
Lovelair controlling the position well.
Grove trying to control the action but Lovelair is working from the bottom.
Grove tries to pass to full mount but Lovelair defends it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Lovelair manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grove on his heels. He'll look to pass Grove's guard now, I'm sure.#T4#
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grove manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lovelair manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Grove trying to control but Lovelair is working from the bottom.
Lovelair lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Lovelair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Grove lands a leg kick that knocks Lovelair off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Lovelair gets a clinch.
Lovelair is trying to drag Grove to the mat but Grove just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair. #BC2#
Lovelair breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lovelair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lovelair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kendall Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair stuns Grove with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grove misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Lovelair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lovelair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovelair controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Lovelair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lovelair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lovelair keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grove's head.
Raine Lovelair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovelair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grove preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grove lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grove looking to sit in guard and control but Lovelair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Grove trying to control the position.
#T2#
Lovelair cracks Grove with a solid left hand.
Lovelair wants to control from the top but Grove keeps moving.
Lovelair landing with the ground and pound.
Lovelair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lovelair preventing the sweep.
Grove is working hard here to advance position.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Lovelair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grove controls Lovelair momentarily but Lovelair frees himself.
Lovelair lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovelair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lovelair throws an elbow that misses. Grove uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lovelair's guard. Nice move by Grove!#REVR#
Grove trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Lovelair has a closed guard, preventing Grove from standing up.
Grove trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lovelair looks to throw the jab but Grove is out of range.
Nice body punch from Grove. #CL2#
Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Lovelair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lovelair landing some decent shots from guard.
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grove keeping moving, preventing Lovelair from controlling successfully.
Grove trying to keep a closed guard but Lovelair is proving a slippery customer.
Lovelair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair cracks Grove with a solid left hand.
Lovelair throwing strikes from guard but Grove blocks nicely.
Lovelair postures up and lands a big shot to Grove's brow. #T1#
Grove looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lovelair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lovelair landing some decent shots from guard. #ROC2#
Grove is rocked!
Grove working a defensive guard here.
Oh Grove is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovelair stands up over Grove, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lovelair postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Grove covers up, he's hurt! Lovelair keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lovelair and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lovelair can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 62
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Lovelair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sullivan sprawls well initially but Lovelair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lovelair drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Sullivan wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sullivan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Sullivan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lovelair pulls his head out easily.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Lovelair is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Lovelair there.
Lovelair working Sullivan over with strikes.
Lovelair working the head and body with strikes.
Lovelair lands strikes from half guard.#ROC2#
Sullivan is rocked!#T1#
Lovelair trying to control from half guard but Sullivan is working away.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovelair lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sullivan! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lovelair jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 55
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Lovelair tries to clinch up
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lovelair throws an ugly left hook that misses
#KD#
and Hunter counters with a left hand that sends Lovelair to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair has control of Hunter's left arm, preventing Hunter from doing any damage.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Lovelair.#T1#
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Lovelair keeps moving.
Lovelair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Lovelair keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lovelair connects with an inside leg kick.
Lovelair misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovelair's coach down at Better Alternative ($500 per week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lovelair's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lovelair lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Lovelair moves into the clinch.
Lovelair wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunter stalling in the clinch.
#T3#
Hunter just leaning against Lovelair, taking a breather.
Hunter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Come on Hunter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Deontay Hunter.#TD2#
Lovelair scores with a takedown into Hunter's guard.#T4#
Lovelair throws a big right hand that misses.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair stays in close to Hunter's body and controls the position.
Lovelair throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Lovelair postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter controlling Lovelair's posture.
Lovelair wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deontay Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Lovelair with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lovelair lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Lovelair wants to clinch
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovelair misses with a body punch
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
That has opened up Raine Lovelair's cut even more.
Raine Lovelair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair misses the body punch
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lovelair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lovelair misses with a body shot.
Hunter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter leaves Lovelair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovelair throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Lovelair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut
and Hunter counters with a crisp right that sends Lovelair to the canvas! Hunter follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deontay Hunter!
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